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Installation Advice

Before installation we would recommend you consult with your local building control.

Plan your project in advance to ensure you have the correct number of posts, wires and fittings remembering to take into consideration end post and corner post termination clearance and position.

Stainless steel wire cables should be spaced a maximum of 100mm apart.

Vertical posts should be spaced at a maximum of 2 metres apart to ensure a strong frame.

Measure twice, cut once!

Please be as accurate as possible.

Each cable has an adjustment of plus or minus 20mm.

Where can I mount my balustrade sockets?

This deck balustrade wire system is suitable for mounting onto either timber posts or masonry wall surfaces using a 70mm countersunk wood screw (supplied).

Note : If mounting onto masonry surfaces please drill a hole and insert a plastic plug before fastening. Sometimes if a wall is particularly brittle or old - a chemical resin may be applied to further strengthen the hold.

You can run cables up to 10 metres!

Pass cables through any intermediate posts to minimise the number of cables you'll need!

Need some help?

DIY Installation Instructions

1. Getting Started

It is a good idea to layout your design onto the relevant surface with a pen or chalk prior to drilling any holes.

2. Drill Pilot Holes

The stainless steel wood screw allows direct installation into hardwood timber (such as oak) or, if combined with the correct plastic plug, it is attachable to almost any masonry surface (we recommend a 3mm drill piece for direct installation or a 7mm if inserting a plastic plug).

3. Mount Hubs into Position

Using a screwdriver fix the surface mounting hubs using the stainless steel wood thread screws.Tip: Position the opening facing downwards for a better final look.

4. Prepare Pre-Fixed Ball End

Starting with the pre-fixed tension ball end, screw out the ball end to reveal approximately 20mm of thread, you will need this to apply your final wire tension once installed.

5. Mounting Pre-Fixed Ball End

Place the pre-fixed tension ball end into the mounting hub.

6. Mark Wire for Cutting

Pull the cable over to the other fixing post and align to the spanner flat of the DIY compression fitting.

Mark your wire ready for cutting with either a pen or chalk.

Note: The stand off from the mounting hub is 30mm.

7. Cut Wire

Cut your wire to required length, we recommend using a set of good wire rope cutters to give you a neat and tidy cut.

8. DIY Compression Fitting

9. Thread Nose Piece onto Wire

Taking the blank cable end place the nose piece over the stainless steel wire rope (ensuring the thread end is towards the end of your wire).

10. Thread Cone onto Wire

Thread the cone onto the wire and push into the threaded cone chamber.

11. Place Ball End onto Wire

Take the stainless steel body and push onto the wire, eventually bringing the three component parts together.

Turn in opposite directions to thread them together.

12. Secure Ball End Fitting

Using a pair of 8mm and 9mm spanners screw the two sections together until tight.

13. Mounting Ball End Fitting

Insert the DIY ball end into the fixing hole of the hub.

Note: if you require more slack in your wire to insert the DIY end simply return to the fixed end ball and unscrew to expand to the required length.

14. Tension Wire

Returning to the pre-fixed ball end, simply screw in the thread using a 5mm spanner to achieve the desired wire tension.

Once you have achieved this lock the nut into place using a 10mm spanner.

It is important that the wire rope is not allowed to be twisted.

Tensioning Sequence

To tension the balustrade wires, we recommend starting from the centre and working out (see example diagram below). Do not fully tighten individual wires as this will create uneven tension throughout your system, just tighten enough to hold in place. Once all your wires are installed, tighten each wire in turn by slight increments to achieve a solid and fully secure finish.

Reviews

Wire Balustrade Kit - Surface Mount

4.9 / 5(72)

Paul Wilson
12 days ago

Excellent product and easy to install, with step by step guide on the website.

N Lawrence
19 days ago

Initially thought this product was a bit pricey. However itâ€™s a great product, looks fantastic and is easy to fit. I would definitely recommend.

Wallace
22 days ago

Excellent

rob lloyd
25 days ago

Great product , easy fit . Does exactly what it says on the tin !

Tony neilson
26 days ago

All as described can not fault

GARETH STEVENS
one month ago

Expensive....... but easy to install and looks great! Good quality, would buy again.

Saaria Alireza
one month ago

Great products and easy to install.

James Sutton
one month ago

Kit was goid

Hugh
one month ago

Superb quality. Great to work with. Expensive but made to last.

Jon Nightingale
2 months ago

Really happy with this product.

Ian Russell
2 months ago

Seems to be excellent quality and pretty simple to install - quite pricey but I guess you get what you pay for

Daniel Butler
2 months ago

Very good quality and easy to install

Clare
3 months ago

Expensive but looks fantastic.

Ben
3 months ago

It looks great and is easy to install, would definitely recommend this product

Dan
4 months ago

So far so good

Natalie Day
4 months ago

Great product . Delivered fast and well packaged ..... Sean

Peter Swift
8 months ago

Great product - just what we needed all be it deployed in a different way than the main intention. Thanks

Mr Jonathan Turner
10 months ago

Gives a professional touch

Mike Wyn Davies
11 months ago

Excellent quality, well made, easy to install, but S3i need to supply a 5mm spanner with the kit to tension the cables.

David
11 months ago

Good product - installation straight forward with well designed tightening system.

Visitante
one year ago

Good quality and relatively easy to install.
Flexible and very safe solution.

Andrew Dickson
one year ago

Excellent quality product and easy to install with the help of the DIY video. Will definitely be using more rope balustrade in the future and couldn't recommend this company enough

murray
one year ago

Excellent product, very good quality

Richard Chitson
one year ago

Quality product easy to install (follow video) looks the business

Alan Rushen
one year ago

Excellent product, looks good and was delivered within days

Andrew Mellon
one year ago

I like the design and look of the wire rope system purchased. It was disappointing that the full order was not included - wire cutters left out. The instructions were straight forward and I followed them closely . One of the wire end tighteners was cracked when I came to tighten up which i reported. I was given a 10% reduction on the cost of the purchase in response to a request for replacement. I don't know whether this crack occurred as result of following the instructions for putting up the wire rope system and as a result the end of the wire falling out of the holder onto concrete patio. I would recommend tying in or an elastic band around the end pieces to prevent them falling out of the holders while tightening the wire to avoid this. After a delay in responding to my attempts to get in touch I did receive an apologetic response although not acknowledging the damaged tightener.

William Adams
one year ago

Lovely product. I would say the tigtening mechanism was a little fiddly but other than that was straight forward to instal

Customer
one year ago

Good product with high quality!

Joanne
one year ago

Used on our raised deck, looks fabulous and provides a barrier without obscuring the view. Easy to use, weâ€™re thrilled with it.

Tze Fung Pang
one year ago

Easy to install, well made product. Good instructions on website.

Susie J
one year ago

All the products we bought were great quality, looks great and we will definitely purchase from S3i again, delivery was really fast and all full order was complete, Very Happy Customer.

MIKE JASPER
one year ago

I have bought several of these kits for different jobs over the years, they are of an excellent quality and simple to use

MR ALBERT JOHNSON
one year ago

These wire kits are just brilliant and make our refurbished decking look stunning.

neet neet
one year ago

easy to install, video easy to follow, looks good , looks good quality only time will tell

John Davies
one year ago

Came in strong packaging. Each part looks excellent. Looking forward to putting them in place

Machine Mart Ltd
one year ago

Excellent well designed kit that looked wonderful on the decking I built for a customer. They wanted to keep the open view as much as possible but have the reasurrance that there was a barrier to stop customers of the b&b falling down the river bank.

franklin reed
one year ago

easy to fit to give good solid installation

Customer
one year ago

Great product, easy to fit. Ensure you have good wire cutters

Libby Coles
one year ago

Excellent product it does exactly what it says on the tin!! Would highly recommend.

This is a great product that is easy to install and gives a professional first class finish. Good communication from S3i and fast delivery. Would highly recommend.

Alby Russell
one year ago

Works a treat. Simple to fit.

Kris
one year ago

Great piece of equipment which finished my job of superbly

Andy Swift
one year ago

Great product. Fast service

Jon Dredge
2 years ago

Very good quality kit. Having looked as other parts in various shops I am pleased to say that these are a far better quality. Instruction video very easy to follow. If you are wanting to run the wires through posts then I would suggest taking the plunge and buying a drill press as messing this up will make this high quality kit look nasty.

Daniel Clarke
2 years ago

Great quality product, looks fantastic on my staircase 😎

Geoff Lacey
2 years ago

Superb product easy to install and looks fantastic

Robert
2 years ago

Looked fabulous and was really looking forward to using the system but unfortunately my client, for whatever reason changed her mind and all had to be returned. Returns dealt with very well.